Chris Tucker, that's what. But not enough to bury the movie, and some people even seemed to find him more amusing than annoying.
I agree with pretty much every reviewer who agreed with me: an 8 rating. The Fifth Element is unapologetic fun. If you can't follow it (because it doesn't make sense), so what? It doesn't matter. Just enjoy the ride, scene by scene.
Just three things to add:
1) It takes place in the 23rd century, and though nothing is made of this in the screenplay, evidently evolution has gotten rid of every female who isn't a babe. A young babe. Either women don't age, or they die off, or end up staying home on the phone, haranguing their sons. Meanwhile, men of every age and stage, mostly middle-aged and ugly, occupy every position of responsibility or power. Not plausible, but this movie wasn't meant to attract women viewers.
2) Yet another Gary Oldman triumph, which is saying a lot for an actor who has played both Sid Vicious and Winston Churchill. Has anybody got a wider range than that? And in this movie, he is a pleasure to behold in every scene. Even Jean-Paul Gaultier's fantasy/punk rainbow leather costume can't upstage him.
3) with a bullet: this is optimal Bruce Willis. He plays Korben Dallas like a guy who has seen it all and bounced back so many times that his survival isn't even a question any more. Milla Jovovich is spectacular eye candy as well as being a gifted actress, but I just wanted more of Willis. I've watched him since Moonlighting and loved him since Die Hard, and seriously consider him the most under-rated above-the-title actor in the history of Hollywood.
I agree with pretty much every reviewer who agreed with me: an 8 rating. The Fifth Element is unapologetic fun. If you can't follow it (because it doesn't make sense), so what? It doesn't matter. Just enjoy the ride, scene by scene.
Just three things to add:
1) It takes place in the 23rd century, and though nothing is made of this in the screenplay, evidently evolution has gotten rid of every female who isn't a babe. A young babe. Either women don't age, or they die off, or end up staying home on the phone, haranguing their sons. Meanwhile, men of every age and stage, mostly middle-aged and ugly, occupy every position of responsibility or power. Not plausible, but this movie wasn't meant to attract women viewers.
2) Yet another Gary Oldman triumph, which is saying a lot for an actor who has played both Sid Vicious and Winston Churchill. Has anybody got a wider range than that? And in this movie, he is a pleasure to behold in every scene. Even Jean-Paul Gaultier's fantasy/punk rainbow leather costume can't upstage him.
3) with a bullet: this is optimal Bruce Willis. He plays Korben Dallas like a guy who has seen it all and bounced back so many times that his survival isn't even a question any more. Milla Jovovich is spectacular eye candy as well as being a gifted actress, but I just wanted more of Willis. I've watched him since Moonlighting and loved him since Die Hard, and seriously consider him the most under-rated above-the-title actor in the history of Hollywood.